From: Joey Hess Date: Wed, 29 Jun 2011 19:01:00 +0000 (-0400) Subject: trimmed git page X-Git-Tag: 3.20110707~25 X-Git-Url: http://git.vanrenterghem.biz/git.ikiwiki.info.git/commitdiff_plain/e46e5c6564cf76ab7be1e0b669d5e666f04f7802 trimmed git page This page is a mess; tried to control the rampant growth by trimming stuff that should be obvious from the new diagram. --- diff --git a/doc/rcs/git.mdwn b/doc/rcs/git.mdwn index 3459b4575..e71d47350 100644 --- a/doc/rcs/git.mdwn +++ b/doc/rcs/git.mdwn @@ -5,12 +5,12 @@ the Linux kernel. Ikiwiki supports storing a wiki in git. [git]: http://git.or.cz/ -[[!img wiki_edit_flow.svg size=490x float=right]] +[[!img wiki_edit_flow.svg size=490x align=right]] -Ikiwiki can run as a `post-update` hook to update a wiki whenever commits -come in. When running as a [[cgi]] with Git, ikiwiki automatically -commits edited pages, and uses the Git history to generate the -[[RecentChanges]] page. +Ikiwiki can run as a git `post-update` hook to update a wiki +whenever commits come in. When running as a [[cgi]], +ikiwiki automatically commits edited pages, and uses the +git history to generate the [[RecentChanges]] page. ## git repository setup @@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ working clones (with working directories) as leaf nodes. The root (bare) repository is meant to be pushed to and pulled from the various working clones. -One of the leaf node clone repositories is special; it has working -directory which is used to compile the wiki, and is also used by the +One of the leaf node clone repositories is special; it has srcdir +which is used to compile the wiki, and is also used by the [[cgi]] to commit changes made via the web interface. It is special since the `post-update` hook for the bare root repository is used to trigger an update of this repository, and then an ikiwiki refresh @@ -32,53 +32,12 @@ The other (optional) leaf node repositories are meant for you to work on, and commit to, changes should then be pushed to the bare root repository. -So, to reiterate, when using Git, you probably want to set up three -repositories: - -* The root repository. This should be a bare repository (meaning that - it does not have a working tree checked out), which the other - repositories will push to/pull from. It is a bare repository, since - git does not support pushing to a repository that has a working - directory. This is called _repository_ in [[ikiwiki-makerepo]]'s - manual page. This bare repository has a `post-update` hook - that either is or calls ikiwiki's `git_wrapper`, which changes to the - working directory for ikiwiki, does a `git pull`, and refreshes ikiwiki - to regenerate the wiki with any new content. The [[setup]] page describes - how to do this, but note, if you are importing from an existing git repository, that ikiwiki will not create the `git_wrapper` unless its path is explicitely set in your `.setup` file. - -* The second repository is a clone of the bare root repository, and - has a working tree which is used as ikiwiki's srcdir for compiling - the wiki. **Never** push to this repository. It is wise to not make - changes or commits directly to this repository, to avoid conflicting - with ikiwiki's own changes. When running as a [[cgi]], the changes - are committed to this repository, and pushed to the master repository - above. This is called _srcdir_ in [[ikiwiki-makerepo]]'s manual page. - -* The other (third, fourth, fifth, sixth -- however many pleases you) - repositories are also clones of the bare root repository above -- - and these have a working directory for you to work on. Use either - the `git` transport (if available), or `ssh`. These repositories may - be on remote machines, your laptop, wherever you find convenient to - hack on your wiki. You can commit local changes to the version on - the laptop, perhaps while offline. Any new content should be pushed to the - bare master repository when you are ready to publish it, and then - the post-update hook of the bare repository will ensure that the - ikiwiki's source directory is updated, and the ikiwiki refreshed - with the new content. - Using three or more of repositories isn't the most obvious set up, but it works the best for typical ikiwiki use. [[ikiwiki-makerepo]] can automate setting this up for the common case where there is no pre-existing wiki. [[tips/Laptop_wiki_with_git]] describes a different way to set up ikiwiki and git. -It is **paramount** that you **never** push to the non-bare repository -([this FAQ entry explains why](http://git.or.cz/gitwiki/GitFaq#head-b96f48bc9c925074be9f95c0fce69bcece5f6e73)). -Instead, clone the bare repository as mentioned above, and push -**only** to the bare repository. - -The ikiwiki `post-update` hook should be put in the bare repository. - ## git repository with multiple committers It can be tricky to get the permissions right to allow multiple people to @@ -159,29 +118,3 @@ manually update the local wiki, with a command such as `ikiwiki have a hook that is run locally after pulling changes. Newer versions of git will have a `post-merge` hook that should work for this purpose. - -## Fix for error on git pull origin - -Error message when running git pull origin: - - You asked me to pull without telling me which branch you - want to merge with, and 'branch.master.merge' in - your configuration file does not tell me either. Please - name which branch you want to merge on the command line and - try again (e.g. 'git pull '). - See git-pull(1) for details on the refspec. - - If you often merge with the same branch, you may want to - configure the following variables in your configuration - file: - - branch.master.remote = - branch.master.merge = - remote..url = - remote..fetch = - - See git-config(1) for details. - -The solution is to run this command in your srcdir: - - git config branch.master.remote origin diff --git a/doc/rcs/git/discussion.mdwn b/doc/rcs/git/discussion.mdwn index 92f630fc7..7d39c6107 100644 --- a/doc/rcs/git/discussion.mdwn +++ b/doc/rcs/git/discussion.mdwn @@ -101,3 +101,29 @@ Does that mean that apache:apache should just own everything, and I should only I have read the hints about using a local wiki to preview changes, but I haven't understood: is it assumed that I should also have a separate "srcdir" for this local preview-wiki (as it is done for the main wiki site), or I could point the local ikiwiki's "srcdir" to the working dir? Can something bad happen if I do this? I guess no, because--as I see it--the reason to have 2 repos for the main site was only enabling pushing to it, so it's a peculiarity of git, and not a requirement for a clean functioning of ikiwiki. Ok, probably, I have answered my question myself, but I'll let this comment stay here, if someone else will be tinking about the same issue. --Ivan Z. + +## Fix for error on git pull origin + +Error message when running git pull origin: + + You asked me to pull without telling me which branch you + want to merge with, and 'branch.master.merge' in + your configuration file does not tell me either. Please + name which branch you want to merge on the command line and + try again (e.g. 'git pull '). + See git-pull(1) for details on the refspec. + + If you often merge with the same branch, you may want to + configure the following variables in your configuration + file: + + branch.master.remote = + branch.master.merge = + remote..url = + remote..fetch = + + See git-config(1) for details. + +The solution is to run this command in your srcdir: + + git config branch.master.remote origin